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Committee approves moving city clerk provisions to show clerk reports to city manager

New Smyrna Beach Charter Review Advisory Committee · May 20, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to group and revise charter provisions so the city clerk is an employee reporting to the city manager; the city attorney confirmed the provisions can be combined into a single ballot question.

The committee moved and approved revisions to charter provisions related to the city clerk so that the clerk would be designated an employee reporting to the city manager. The city attorney advised the related charter sections could be grouped into a single ballot question because they address the same subject.

During discussion a member said consolidated language would improve supervision and reflect the clerk’s record-keeping role; the measure was approved on a roll-call vote. The attorney agreed to make the necessary cross-references in the charter draft and staff will ensure related sections (including city manager language) are updated.

The committee instructed staff to prepare consolidated language for packet distribution and to ensure any cross-referenced sections are corrected before final release.